“What do you want for Christmas?” This is the question I ask my husband over and over again trying to figure out what in the world to get my guy for December 25th. I enjoy gift giving, especially when it’s a surprise! Socks and underwear are a given, but I try to choose one thing each […]

Recently, an acquaintance of mine mentioned how much fun her family had cutting down their own Christmas tree near Jemez. With eyes raised, I thought to myself, “That must be illegal!” But much to my surprise, I learned that New Mexico offers the sale of Christmas tree permits in various forests of the state. From […]

In exactly one month (from the time of writing this) I will be thirty. I’m devoting this final month of my twenties to being as true to myself as I possibly can. This includes a lot of reflection, prayer, and confrontation with the things I never questioned but for which I’ve begun to feel friction […]

You know, it’s funny. There are so many seasons of life, and sometimes they happen concurrently. But the one thing they all have in common is growth. We are always growing, changing, learning. Sometimes that growth will happen at a sloth’s pace, and other times it can happen in an instant. Sometimes it develops and […]

Growing up, I always made hand-drawn Christmas cards for friends and family. As an adult, I have enjoyed giving hand-made gifts. In the past, I sometimes chose projects that took quite a bit of time and detail to put together. Now, I’ve got a family of my own that I want to spend time enjoying the […]

S.T.O.P! The holidays are here and I know you are racing through this blog post thinking of all the things on your to do list. Who has time to sit down and read a blog, right? The holiday season is my favorite but I hardly make time to enjoy it because I’m too busy rushing […]

My husband and I were most fortunate to be invited to the first Brew Master Craft Beer Dinner at Black Angus Steakhouse with Sierra Blanca Brewery. This was their first pairing night, and it was a blowout success! From the time we arrived, until we left, we were handled like VIP and treated to 4 courses of […]

My husband has a friend who shares his love for bike riding. They like to go on adventures together where they share life and a love for the outdoors. Often, my husband gets to soak up little pieces of wisdom from someone who is just a few steps ahead of him in things like marriage and […]

What are your favorite Christmas traditions from childhood? One of mine is stockings. Growing up we didn’t celebrate Santa, but we still stuffed stockings. Our entire family would pick out small gifts to put in each other’s stockings. On Christmas Eve we’d gather and secretly stuff everyone’s stockings and then open them first thing Christmas morning. I […]